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Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell said she is considering a curfew for minors 17 and under after nine people were shot and roughly 10,000 teenagers flooded two city districts over the Independence Day weekend.
The violence, tied to a social media-driven "teen takeover" phenomenon that struck cities across the country, prompted Cowell to tell WRAL News that city leaders are exploring multiple approaches ahead of a Tuesday City Council meeting.
Violence Across Two Districts The Raleigh Police Department said approximately 5,000 teenagers converged on the Brier Creek area and another 5,000 gathered in Glenwood South, with roughly half of those involved residing outside the city.
Officers first responded just after 10:05 p.m. Saturday to a fight near a movie theater and adjacent stores. One adult was shot and a second was injured by shattered glass from the shooting.
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